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Exchange Of A Drain Tube In An Abscess Or Cyst

Oregon rates for HCPCS 49423

An existing drainage tube sitting in an abscess or a cyst is swapped for a new one over a guidewire, with X-ray imaging used to hold the track and confirm the replacement sits correctly. It is done when the tube blocks, cracks or starts to slip out, or when a long-standing drain is due for routine replacement. A working tube is left in place at the end, so this is a swap rather than a removal, and the collection can be anywhere in the body.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Exchange Of A Drain Tube In An Abscess Or Cyst cost?

$1,320

Typical total for the visit. In Oregon, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,320 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $224 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,096 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$224$126 to $1,072
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,096$891 to $1,349

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,096 · 10th to 90th $631 to $4,467Professionalmedian $224 · 10th to 90th $98 to $1,349
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,096professional $224

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$1,023.29
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,290.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$1,513.56
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$1,380.38
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$6,606.93
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,148.15
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,148.15
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$2,137.96
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$1,513.56
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,677.35
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$7,585.78
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,148.15
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$7,413.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$1,513.56
10 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$512.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$204.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$758.58
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$151.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$102.33
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$512.86
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$204.17
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$758.58
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$151.36
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$102.33

Where Oregon sits

The same service costs 5.6 times more in Colorado than in Montana. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility fee

Oregon· 41st of 51

$1,320

$224 physician + $1,096 facility

CO $4,728MT $843

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.